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What's a Wreck?

A Cake Wreck is any cake that is unintentionally sad, silly, creepy, inappropriate - you name it. A Wreck is not necessarily a poorly-made cake; it's simply one I find funny, for any of a number of reasons. Anyone who has ever smeared frosting on a baked good has made a Wreck at one time or another, so I'm not here to vilify decorators: Cake Wrecks is just about finding the funny in unexpected, sugar-filled places.

Hold on to your seats, as this visual thrill-ride takes you beyond the average world of poorly-piped productions, and into a snowy scene where silvery footprints lead you through a filigree-framed trompe l'oeil forest:

Reader Comments (18)

OHhh. .......yes. I would walk barefoot through a frosted forest forever.....(if it had chocolate in it).I'd even be willing to share...(I guess I'd have, to, since the other prints are going the same way....)! =^~.~^=

I'm flabbergasted by the seahorse, but my absolute favourite is the third cake down, with the pink roses and "falling dots". (Technical expression, there.) No special effects, no fancy stuff, but absolutely stunning.

I feel like such a horrible person. I loved the pink and white, the seahorse, and the forest.The others? Hated them. To me they were overdone, tacky, and cluttered. I fully admire the artistry and talent it took to design and make them. But they just weren't for me.

I thought #4 was my favorite Sunday Sweet ever, until I saw #6. Trompe l'oiel, IN CAKE! I just finished cleaning up from a GoT themed dinner to celebrate the start of the new season. That cake would have made a perfect ending. Winter is Coming!

Amazing cakes - my fave is the yellow one (which I have sub-titled, Van Gogh in the kitchen) - but I have to admit, the chocolate/rose/flower cake scares me a little... it looks beautiful and SO yummy and chocolately - but I am picturing a cake-wrecker seeing it and thinking "that's a good idea," and there is only one way that can go!